A hearing surrounding a petition filed by Maricris Drouaillet, sister and advocate for Maya since her disappearance, to seek temporary guardianship and eventually permanent custody of Maya Millete’s three is set for Nov.10 in Superior court downtown.
The petition was filed on Nov. 2 in which Drouaillet wrote that Maya's three children, ages 5,10 and 11, could move to Moreno Valley in Riverside county with her family and children ages 16 and 18. Adding all three children to Drouaillet’s medical insurance and intentions to seek therapy was indicated if guardianship was granted.
A permanent guardianship hearing is slated on Jan.19, 2022 at the same court.
“This is not about the Talabanza Family versus the Millete Family. It is about ensuring that the Millete Children have overwhelming love and support from both sets of families,” Drouaillet said.
According to the filing, Maya’s three children are currently living with their paternal grandparents Benito and Judith Millete. Drouaillet states Larry Millete’s parents have not allowed visitation from Maya's family since her disappearance on Jan.7.
“Given the circumstances, it may also be beneficial to put some distance between the children and the media frenzy in San Diego County that has ensued as a result of the circumstances alleged to have occurred between Larry and Maya”, Drouaillet said.
As a response, a objection was filed by Larry Millete, husband charged with the murder of Maya Millete on Nov.8, who remains in custody of his three children. The Millete family wrote “We believe it is appropriate for May Millete to be served by Publication or Posting”.
The objection letter included a declaration letter from the next-door neighbor, Alice Famador.
“Putting them in another home environment with new people, new house room but will no longer have a solo room as they are living now, new community, new school environment, new teachers, new friends. All of these will bring traumatic experience to the lives of the 3 children,” Famador wrote in the declaration.
Court documents state on May 27, the children’s maternal grandparents Pablito and Noemi Talabanza filed a petition for grandparent visitation through the San Diego Superior Court, which Larry refused to cooperate until Aug.2, when the county’s sheriff was personally able to serve him.
Currently, the Millete children and their maternal grandparents partake in weekly visitation from 12 p.m to 3 p.m on Sundays.
“The Parental Grandparents are acting without the Millete Children’s best interest in man and the same continues to cause untold trauma to the children,”Drouaillet wrote in the petition.
Prosecutors said he made 129 phone calls from jail at all hours of the day, with nine hours dedicated to his children. Judge Maryann D'Addezio addressed this violation when denying Larry bail on Nov.4, in addition to alleged attempts in sending threatening messages to a man he believed Maya had an affair with, and his failure to comply with the gun violence restraining order in May.
“ I cannot stress enough that I support the children’s relationship with Larry’s family. I also recognize that his parents also love their grandchildren. However, Larry’s family is in an impossible position,” Drouaillet wrote in the petition.
